Here comes the rain...and it is forecast for light rain. There's a very good chance that this will end as a dead rubber. That said, Team England will need to attack whenever they can. So here's the run down on performance so far:
Strauss - 1st Innings 33; 2nd Innings 24. Good captaincy in places. 7/10
Cook - 105 & 65. 1 Catch. 9/10
Shah - 6 & 4. Poor decsion to bat him at 3. 3/10
Pietersen - 24 & 109. Superb 2nd inns. Awesome shots. 8/10
Collingwood - 111 & 34. Excellent 1st knock. 1 Catch, 1 Wicket. 8/10
Bell - 109* & 3. I like this guy. Class Act. Great 1st inns. 9/10
Prior -126* & 21. Set for a long stint now. Awesome batting. 9/10
Plunkett - DNB & 0. 2 Wickets. 6/10
Hoggard - DNB & DNB. 4/10
Harmison - DNB & 11*. 1 Wicket. Must do better. 3/10
Panesar - DNB & 3*. 6 Wickets so far. Will take more. Great attacking spin. 9/10
Good consistent cricket from our batsmen so far. We need our bowlers to make use of conditions today and what little time there is left.
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There can be no better moment than a test series against WI, to blood some new bowlers. The future is Broad, Jones and Martin Jenkins not Harmison.
Harmison has had the whole winter off, just like Cook and Trescothick. I'd say it shows who took that time seriously.
Cook 170
Prior 147
Collingwood 145
Pietersen 133
Bell 112
Strauss 57
Shah 10
Bowlers 16
The batsmen are setting their own standards. The results speak for themselves. If you can't score 100 runs in a test match, you don't get a place.
Love the way Pietersen had to get in on the act!
As always, the figures say more than reputation, which is what Harmison relies upon. New broom time me thinks...
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